emu : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: emu	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emu n any of various systems of units for measuring electricity and magnetism Synonym(s): electromagnetic unit, emu large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller Synonym(s): emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae, Emu novaehollandiae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. [82]mou, [82]meu, emu.] (Zo[94]l.) A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]} and {D. irroratus}), related to the cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is unable to fly. [Written also {emeu} and {emew}.] Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich. {Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary.